CuriousJockAZ saidOne thing Trump does NOT need is more TV time. He already gets a ridiculous amount of free publicity. Why spend money on ads before the convention anyway? He already has the nomination locked up.

As true as what you've said might be, it doesn't quite address that, according to the article: "When Donald Trump told Republicans that his campaign had money, it was a lie."

CuriousJockAZ saidI don't think anyone really thought (or even expected) that Trump was going to spend $1 Billion of his own money they say it will take to wage a general campaign against the Clinton Machine.

While you might be right again, does that make it right to have pulled one over on the electorate, to lead them into believing that you are not beholden to those who hold your nuts in their grasp? Granted in this case the GOP hand would damage its own GOP arm, but he's not exactly freeballing that tiny little nutsack of his either.

He's already spent nearly $50 million. That's quite a bit of his own skin in the game. Just because he said he is funding his own campaign (which he has) doesn't necessarily mean he's funding it all the way to the end. I think people know he's rich --- but not THAT rich. Even rich people don't always have $1 Billion laying around in cash. This is just the liberal media trying to make this more of an issue than it likely will be.

Trump cannot self-fund his campaign because he has been lying all along about his alleged riches.His "empire" consists of a bunch of buildings owned by banks that he puts his name on.This is the reason he can never release his taxes -- his lies about his wealth would be revealed.

"Crooked Donald" is a con but it's all about his bullshit charity giving and his ripping off the gullible through his Trump U.Exaggerating his wealth isn't an issuethough it does make him a BULLSHIT ARTISTand that surprises no one.

KissTheSky saidTrump cannot self-fund his campaign because he has been lying all along about his alleged riches.His "empire" consists of a bunch of buildings owned by banks that he puts his name on.This is the reason he can never release his taxes -- his lies about his wealth would be revealed.

Think what it cost to fly around the country campaigning, renting venues, paying a staff. Someone has to pay for it. He never said he had $10 Billion in cash

It seems GOP donors already know that a donation to Lyin' Donald's campaign will be money down the toilet.

GOP Donors To Trump: Go Fund Yourself

If Donald Trump thought he was going to pay off the $36 million in loans he gave himself for the primary season by relying on GOP donors who anted up big cash in the 2012 presidential campaign, he’s in for a rude awakening.

According to the Washington Examiner, GOP donors who ponied up tremendous amounts of cash for various other candidates in the 2016 presidential race don’t like Trump, and have decided they will invest their funds supporting GOP candidates running for senatorial and congressional seats, aiming for a GOP Congress that would keep a prospective Hillary Clinton presidency in check.

KissTheSky saidTrump cannot self-fund his campaign because he has been lying all along about his alleged riches.His "empire" consists of a bunch of buildings owned by banks that he puts his name on.This is the reason he can never release his taxes -- his lies about his wealth would be revealed.

Think what it cost to fly around the country campaigning, renting venues, paying a staff. Someone has to pay for it. He never said he had $10 Billion in cash

But he did brag on several occasions that he funds his campaign and because of that, no one can tell him what to say or do in his campaign.

CuriousJockAZ saidHe's already spent nearly $50 million. That's quite a bit of his own skin in the game. Just because he said he is funding his own campaign (which he has) doesn't necessarily mean he's funding it all the way to the end. I think people know he's rich --- but not THAT rich. Even rich people don't always have $1 Billion laying around in cash. This is just the liberal media trying to make this more of an issue than it likely will be.

Wrong. He's loaned his campaign funds, which he will get paid back WITH INTEREST. It's, literally, a business investment for him. He's not out a penny. And he lied. His whole schtick for months was "I'm independent, nobody controls me." Now he's going to be controlled by funders.